View full sizeGoogle mapsShirley Boguski, 86, was struck by a car near Spring Lake and later died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD – An 86-year-old woman sitting in a lawn chair was struck and killed Thursday in Spring Lake Park near Pearl Place, police said on Friday.

Shirley Boguski, described as a lifelong South Plainfield resident, was struck shortly after 10 a.m. by a 1996 Toyota Corolla driven through a parking lot by Ty Nguyen, 74, also of South Plainfield, said police Lt. Chuck Seidenburg.

"She suffered multiple devastating injuries," Seidenburg said.

Boguski was taken via helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she died shortly after the accident.

The driver told police his car had recently been serviced but malfunctioned and accelerated into the victim.

Police said the vehicle was impounded for inspection.

No charges had been filed as of Friday, police said.

Seidenburg said traffic safety officers are conducting an investigation and asked anyone with information to call Officer Peter Magnani at 908-226-7678 or Detective Vincent Campagna at 908-226-7669.